Gough Family Scholarship for Medical Education

The Gough Family Scholarship for Medical Education is a financial aid scholarship for domestic students enrolled full-time in the Doctor of Medicine program at the University of Queensland. The scholarship provides at least $4,500 annually, funded by income from an endowment fund established in 2019 by Professor Ian Gough AM and Dr Ruth Gough under the Create Change Scholarship Match Initiative. Up to two scholarships are awarded annually to students who can demonstrate financial hardship and do not hold another similar scholarship as determined by the Dean. The scholarship is designed to assist students in completing their Doctor of Medicine degree by providing financial support to those facing economic difficulties. Professor Ian Gough is a former Royal Australasian College of Surgeons President and was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for his significant service to medicine as a clinician, to education as an academic, researcher and author, and through medical advisory roles. Dr Ruth Gough is a former psychiatrist who taught and mentored many UQ graduates. Both are UQ Medical Program graduates, as are their daughters Jenny and Helen. This scholarship is part of the Medical Student Financial Aid Scholarships Scheme at UQ and aims to support domestic medical students experiencing financial need to continue their studies and achieve success in the Doctor of Medicine program.